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25 mm |
9 g |
Queen Elizabeth II |
Five (5) Kangaroos |
1984 to present |
It was first issued on 14 May 1984 to replace the one dollar note which was then in circulation, although plans to introduce a dollar coin had existed since the 1970s . The first year of minting saw 186.3 million of the coin be produced at the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra .
Three portraits of Queen Elizabeth II have featuerd on the obverse, the 1984 head of Queen Elizabeth II by Arnold Machin; between 1985 and 1998 the head by Raphael Maklouf; and since 1999 the head by Ian Rank-
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1986: Commemorating the International Year of Peace. Sculpted by Horst Hahne. |
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1988: Commemorating the Australian Bicentenary. Designed by Stuart Devlin. |
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1993: The Environment The environmental theme of this $1 coin design reflects the relationship between the environment and water quality by depicting a tree sculpted in the flowing form of water. The design incorporates the logo of Landcare Australia to raise awareness of their work. Designed and sculpted by Vladimir Gottwald |
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1996: Commemorating the centenary of the Constitutional Conventions. This led to Federation and the role of Sir Henry Parkes, widely acknowledged as the "Father of Federation". Designed and sculpted by Wojciech Pietranik. |
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1997: Commemorating the centenary of the birth of Sir Charles Kingsford- Smith was an aviation pioneer. Designed and sculpted by Wojciech Pietranik. |
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1999: Commemorating the International Year of Older Persons Incorporating the United Nations logo for that year. Sculpted by Wojciech Pietranik. |
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2001: Commemorating the Centenary of Federation Incorporating the Centenary of Federation logo. Sculpted by Wojciech Pietranik. |
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2001: Commemorating the International Year of Volunteers Incorporating the United Nations logo for that year. Sculpted by Wojciech Pietranik. |
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2002: Commemorating the Year of the Outback. The logo depicts a stylised outline of Australia and incorporates the Southern Cross. Reaching towards the Southern Cross are trails representing the stories or marks left first by Indigenous Australians, then by white settlers, explorers and pioneers. Designed by Elizabeth Robinson and sculpted by Wojciech Pietranik. |
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2003: Commemorating Australia's Volunteers. Designed and sculpted by Wojciech Pietranik.
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2003: Commemorating the Centenary of Women's Suffrage. Sculpted by Vladimir Gottwald. |
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2005: Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the end of World War 2. The design was inspired by a newsreel image. Sculpted by Wojciech Pietranik. |
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2007: Commemorating Australia's hosting of the Asia- The APEC Australia logo is a star formed by 21 elements to represent the number of countries participating in the forum. Sculpted by Wojciech Pietranik. |
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2008: Commemorating the centenary of scouting in Australia. Sculpted by Caitlin Goodall. |
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2009: 100th year of the age pension. Designed and sculpted by Wojciech Pietranik. |
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2010: Commemorating the centenary of girl guiding in Australia. Designed and sculpted by Wojciech Pietranik. |
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2011: Commemorating the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth, Australia. |
There have been various commemorative reverses
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1988: Figure with Koori Kangaroo for 200 years of English colonisation |
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1992: Barcelona Olympics |
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1994: Tenth anniversary of the $1 coin |
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1995: Waltzing Matilda |
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1997: Sir Charles Kingsford Smith coin B |
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1998: Howard Florey |
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1999: The last ANZACs |
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2000: HMAS Sydney II |
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2000: Victoria Cross |
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2000: Sydney Olympics (Olymphilex) |
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2001: 80th Anniversary of the Royal Australian Air Force |
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2001: 90th Anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy |
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2001: 100th Anniversary of the Australian Army |
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2003: Korean War |
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2003: Vietnam War |
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2004: Eureka |
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2005: 90th Anniversary of Gallipoli |
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2006: 50 Years of Television |
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2006: Melbourne Commonwealth Games |
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2006: Ocean Series Collection - |
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2007: Ocean Series Collection - |
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2007: Ocean Series Collection - |
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2007: Ocean Series Collection - |
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2007: Ocean Series Collection - |
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2007: Ocean Series Collection - |
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2007: Peacekeeping |
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2007: Polar Exploration |
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2007: 75th Anniversary of the Sydney Harbour Bridge |
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2007: Year of the Surf Lifesaver |
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2007: Year of the Pig |
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2007: Ashes |
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2007: 50th Anniversary of the Australian Special Air Service |
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2007: Norman Lindsay |
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2008: Centenary of Rugby League |
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2008: Mary MacKillop |
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2008: International Year of Planet Earth |
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2008: Centenary of Australian Quarantine |
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2008: 100 Years of Australia Coat of Arms |
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2008: Land Series - |
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2008: Land Series - |
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2008: Land Series - |
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2008: Land Series - |
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2009: Land Series - |
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2009: Land Series - |
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2009: Steve Irwin |
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2009: International Year of Astronomy |
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2009: Celebrating 100 Years Of Excellence Swimming |
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2009: Dorothy Wall (Blinky Bill) |
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2009: Anzac Day Lest We Forget Dollar |
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2009: 60 Years of Australian Citizenship |
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2009: Bicentenary of Australia Post |
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2010: Fred Hollows |
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2010: 100 Years of Australian Coinage |
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2010: Burke and Wills |
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2010: Year of the Tiger |
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2011: Australian Bureau of Statistics |
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2011: Year of the Rabbit |
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2011: Australian Wool - |
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2011: Presidents Cup |
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2011: Dame Joan Sutherland |
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2011: Air Series - |
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2011: Air Series - |
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2011: Air Series - |
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Pink Cockatoo |
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2011: Air Series - |
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2011: Air Series - |
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2012: Year of the Farmer |
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2012: Year of the Dragon |
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2012: Australian Open Tennis Mens Trophy |
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2012: Australian Open Tennis Womens Trophy |
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2012: International Year of Co- |
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